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⚽ Aston Villa vs Arsenal, Saturday 24th, 5.30pm

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Big Willie
Think harsh on Timber. That was his first start in one year and up against a CL team away. Calafori played well but he came on under easier game conditions. I’m sure if it was the other way round Timber would have looked as good. Good headache to have.

Big Willie

Sicario2 - Tier 1 Think harsh on Timber. That was his first start in one year and up against a CL team away. Calafori played well but he came on under easier game conditions. I’m sure if it was the other way round Timber would have looked as good. Good headache to have.

I did clarify in my follow up post tbh mentioning exactly the same thing.

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Qwiss

I read that as Mikel is slightly pissed off with Jesus’ availability or lack thereof. Should bode well for the transfer window.

daredevil

Gunner89

I should have added that he hasn't impressed me as an inverted left back as he's not really a ball progressor. I'm more keen on seeing him on his natural side where he would make better use of his speed and agility.

Our midfield and defence as a whole struggled to deal with Villa's mid-block, as has been the case since Porto away. The CB's weren't doing enough to step out from the back and the Partey-Timber axis wasn't doing enough to show for the ball.

flobaba

daredevil there are two parties in the battle. Villa isn't some random scrub team. They are a champions league quality side from the premier league, who beat us twice last season. They had a plan to stop our midfield(ers) from having too much space, and they executed well off the ball.

CPM

Excellent win in the end.

I love how we can patiently build up in that 3-2 formation, that lets us really control games, but we need to mix it up sometimes. That quick long diagonal from Gabriel to Trossard for the second goal was exactly what we need to do a bit more often, change the pace and keep defenses guessing.

It was a bit weird having Rice as our furthest-forward midfielder today. Not sure that plays to his strengths, and we left Partey quite isolated and were vulnerable on counters.

I love the silky stuff from Ødegaard but we need more end product from him. He tends to be looking for clever “pre-assist” passes rather than the assist or the goal. Realistically he needs to hit 10 PL goals if we’re gonna win the league.

Raya MOTM, he was terrific.

daredevil

Clrnc

Trossard scores just as many when he starts games. Martinelli also suits coming off the bench when the game is more open. That is a better use of Martinelli who does way better when we have more space to play on the break so he can use his pace.

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Don Pacifico

Think he will stay now.

There’s a reason Arteta bought him on.

Lukazan

Don Pacifico Well then we definitely need to do something in the market. Nelson is pointless.

Pepe LeFrits

Clrnc Calafiori will have the LB nailed down. Timber and White will rotate alot for RB. Tomi will be back to take minutes off Calafiori when he need a breather and also to provide cover for CBs.

I doubt it unless Timber is injured. He looks much better suited to the invert LB role than Tomi. Tomi is good at RB though.

TambourineMan

Hugely important win.

lorddulaarsenal

Martinelli upgrade needed

GooneriC

lorddulaarsenal and Jesus replacement

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CPM

I actually thought Martinelli was better today. Still not great but I thought he was more dangerous running with the ball. The Martinelli/Trossard combo is a very good one.

Still need another attacker though as we all know.

naz

I'm good with the lw combo too. We'd have to break the bank to level up there. We need a better forward or rw option

Coombs

Tough game, but it's in these matches where you learn about your weaknesses. Martinelli wasn't great, but I'm still not that worried about him. We just need another forward, especially considering Jesus is a mess.

The midfield was unable to deal with Aston Villa's midblock press and running power. A lot of this was due to Rice being so high that he couldn't cover for a struggling Partey, who needs replacing.

Rest of the team looks pretty excellent, honestly. Odegaard had a poor game, but I'm not worried about him, either.

Trossard is a fantastic impact sub, whether he likes it or not.

Clrnc

Coombs spot on analysis. Onana power and athleticism is really in stark contrast to Partey. He still can pass well and execute his favorite body feints but physically he is kinda lacking these days sadly. Even Tielemans was running rings around him

invisibleman18

Big result given the games against them were ultimately what cost us last season. Did highlight we're in need of another forward though and the lack of a striker may be where we fall short this season.

lorddulaarsenal

Wish we had signed Onana

Clrnc

lorddulaarsenal Merino incoming.

I think its too late for a big name but Adingra would be delightful. See his assist for Pedro's goal, brilliant

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